Kyle Wyman Sets New Track Record and Wins KOTB in Texas for H-D
Harley factory racer Kyle Wyman took a dramatic win at Circuit of the Americas (Austin, Texas, April 13, 2024) aboard his race-prepared 2024 Road Glide, finishing the doubleheader race day with second and first place finishes - his teammate James Rispoli taking fourth and third place finishes.
Staged as part of the MotoGP Grand Prix of the Americas race weekend on the challenging 3.4-mile, 20-turn Circuit of the Americas road course, the first six-lap race saw Factory Indian and S&S rider and pole sitter Tyler O'Hara lead a breakaway pack of six bikes, including Wyman and Rispoli, for the first five laps.
Wyman snatched the lead from O'Hara on the final lap, factory Indian and S&S rider Troy Herfoss coming him after fighting his way to the front from as far back as sixth place. Moments later Herfoss dove below Wyman heading into turn 15, forcing Wyman wide.
Herfoss held on for the win, crossing the finish line 0.295 seconds ahead of Wyman - with O'Hara third, Rispoli fourth, and RevZilla/Motul/Vance & Hines H-D rider Hayden Gillim fifth - all separated by less than one second.
Later that Saturday afternoon, the second six-lap race of the weekend doubleheader saw Herfoss and Wyman pass O'Hara on lap two and gradually open a gap over the second group of riders, led by Rispoli.
Wyman stalked Herfoss until the last lap before making his move on the brakes going into turn 1. Wyman then laid down a near perfect lap, setting a new lap record for the class at 2:14.8 and a win by 0.677 seconds.
After four of 18 rounds in the 2024 MotoAmerica Mission King Of The Baggers series, Wyman leads the championship with 95 points. Herfoss is second with 85 points, followed by Rispoli with 61 points, O'Hara with 46 points and Gillim with 45 points.
Next up: April 19-21, Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta, Braselton, Ga. (during the MotoAmerica Superbikes at Road Atlanta event).
KOTB 2024 Round 3 - COTA, Texas Race 1
- Troy Herfoss (Ind) S&S/Indian Motorcycle
- Kyle Wyman (H-D) Harley-Davidson Factory Racing
- Tyler O'Hara (Ind) S&S/Indian Motorcycle
- James Rispoli (H-D) Harley-Davidson Factory Racing
- Hayden Gillim (H-D) RevZilla/Vance & Hines Harley-Davidson
- Rocco Landers (H-D) RevZilla/Vance & Hines Harley-Davidson
- Bobby Fong (Ind) SDI/Roland Sands Racing
- Cory West (H-D) Saddlemen/Harley-Davidson
- Kyle Ohnsorg (Ind) RydFast Racing
- Max Flinders (Ind) Mad Monkey Motorsports
- Travis Wyman (H-D) Saddlemen/Harley-Davidson
KOTB 2024 Round 4 - COTA, Texas Race 2
- Kyle Wyman (H-D) Harley-Davidson Factory Racing
- Troy Herfoss (Ind) S&S/Indian Motorcycle
- James Rispoli (H-D) Harley-Davidson Factory Racing
- Bobby Fong (Ind) SDI/Roland Sands Racing
- Tyler O'Hara (Ind) S&S/Indian Motorcycle
- Hayden Gillim (H-D) RevZilla/Vance & Hines Harley-Davidson
- Rocco Landers (H-D) RevZilla/Vance & Hines Harley-Davidson
- Kyle Ohnsorg (Ind) RydFast Racing
- Max Flinders (Ind) Mad Monkey Motorsports
- Cory West (H-D) Saddlemen/Harley-Davidson